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Awards
- First prizes and Grand Prix — International Music Competition (String Instruments)
- “Vocation Musician” Competition
- International Music Diamond Competition
- International Instrumental Performance Competition “Kamerton”
- International Competition-Festival “Colors of Music”
- All-Russian Competition “Young Talents of Russia”
- Second prize — International String Instruments Competition
- IX International V.F. Bobylev Violin Competition
- Finalist — International Violin Competition “Andrea Postacchini”
Education
- Central Music School of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
- Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory
- Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana (Lugano)
Past ensembles
- Lugano Chamber Orchestra
Teachers
- Tatiana Polzova (class of Prof. A. Kravchenko), Zaure Zharova (class of Prof. R. Vinnitsky), Maestro Pavel Berman
Collaborations
- United Soloists, Lugano Chamber Orchestra, Masterclasses with Zakhar Bron, New Virtuosi masterclasses (UK), Ticino Musica festival, Multigenre Art Festival “Chance” (Spain)
Biography
Serafima Nikitina is a violinist with the United Soloists Orchestra, with extensive international competition results including first prizes and a Grand Prix at the International Music Competition – String Instruments (Moscow).
She completed her studies at the Central Music School of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory (2013–2024), studying under Tatiana Polzova (class of Prof. A. Kravchenko) and Zaure Zharova (class of Prof. R. Vinnitsky). She then continued her education at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory and later entered the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana in Lugano, studying under Maestro Pavel Berman.
Her performance experience includes appearances in the Grand, Small, and Rachmaninoff Halls of the Moscow Conservatory, as well as the Grand and Small Halls of the Moscow Philharmonic. She has participated in the Ticino Musica festival, attended New Virtuosi masterclasses (UK), and taken part in the Multigenre Art Festival “Chance” in Spain, with additional experience through tours and orchestral performances in Belarus.
Bringing a competition-grounded, international musical profile, Serafima offers versatility and a dedicated musical language to USO’s crossover work.